2013 FIBA Americas Championship

The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, in Spain. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30, to September 11, 2013. The top four teams qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

2013 FIBA Americas Championship
Tournament details
Host countryVenezuela
CityCaracas
DatesAugust 30 – September 11
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Puerto Rico
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Dominican Republic
Tournament statistics
MVP Gustavo Ayón
Top scorer Luis Scola
(18.8 points per game)

Mexico defeated Puerto Rico, in the final, to win their first AmeriCup title.[1]

Qualification

Draw

The draw was held at the Catia Theatre in Caracas on February 28. This was how the teams were seeded:

 Argentina (3)
 Brazil (9)

 Puerto Rico (19)
 Dominican Republic (27)

 Mexico (32)
 Uruguay (29)

 Jamaica (83)
 Paraguay (55)

 Venezuela (24)
 Canada (26)

As hosts, Venezuela picked first the group that they played at, and their final opponent in the preliminary round.[3] Included are the last published FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw.

Format

The ten teams were split into two groups. The best four teams of each group advanced to the second round, where the teams played against the four teams from the other group; each team carried over all points earned during the first round, except for those earned in the match against the team that was eliminated. The best four teams of this group advanced to the semifinals and were qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The United States, which won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2012, automatically qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup and chose not to participate in the 2013 Americas Championship. Originally, Panama were supposed to compete but was replaced by Mexico after FIBA implemented a suspension on the Panamanian Basketball Federation. Mexico was chosen as the next highest placed finisher in Panama's subcategory (COCABA) at the 2012 Centrobasket tournament.

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the second round

Group A

In Group A, team Puerto Rico secured their first round undefeated, as well as narrowly clinching their win against surprising newcomer Jamaica 88–82, while Canada and Uruguay also secured their place for the second round. Brazil lost all four games for the first time.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Puerto Rico 4 4 0 336 283+53 8
 Canada 4 3 1 336 276+60 7
 Uruguay 4 2 2 283 32542 6
 Jamaica 4 1 3 290 31727 5
 Brazil 4 0 4 276 32044 4
30 August 2013
11:00
Jamaica  6485  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 11–23, 25–18, 14–25
Pts: Uter 16
Rebs: Jordan, Uter 8
Asts: Ennis 5
Pts: C. Joseph, Heslip 17
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: C. Joseph 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Lauren Bass (USA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
30 August 2013
17:00
Puerto Rico  7265  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 16–17, 17–22, 24–14
Pts: Balkman 24
Rebs: Holland 9
Asts: Barea 4
Pts: Huertas 16
Rebs: Giovannoni 9
Asts: Huertas 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
31 August 2013
11:00
Uruguay  6866  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–14, 14–19, 20–16
Pts: Batista 22
Rebs: Batista 14
Asts: García Morales 4
Pts: Samuels 19
Rebs: Uter 8
Asts: Ennis 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), José Reyes (MEX), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
31 August 2013
13:30
Canada  6783  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 24–21, 21–19, 9–24
Pts: Nicholson 21
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: C. Joseph 3
Pts: Arroyo 20
Rebs: Balkman 11
Asts: Barea, Arroyo 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Eddie Viator (FRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
1 September 2013
11:00
Brazil  6291  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 12–25, 12–24, 16–23
Pts: Giovannoni 11
Rebs: Giovannoni 8
Asts: Taylor, Huertas 3
Pts: C. Joseph 28
Rebs: C. Joseph 9
Asts: C. Joseph 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Anthony Jordan (USA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)
1 September 2013
19:30
Puerto Rico  9369  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 23–14, 26–23, 15–14
Pts: Arroyo, Galindo 19
Rebs: Balkman 8
Asts: Arroyo 8
Pts: García Morales 17
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: four players 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
2 September 2013
13:30
Jamaica  8288  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 20–23, 29–15, 20–25
Pts: Samuels 24
Rebs: Jordan 9
Asts: A. Scott 7
Pts: Barea 24
Rebs: Balkman 9
Asts: Arroyo 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Lauren Bass (USA)
2 September 2013
17:00
Uruguay  7973  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–18, 20–17, 23–23
Pts: Batista 22
Rebs: Batista 13
Asts: Fitipaldo 4
Pts: Giovannoni 20
Rebs: Giovannoni 10
Asts: Huertas 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), José Reyes (MEX), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
3 September 2013
19:30
Brazil  7678  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 19–21, 23–14, 17–25
Pts: Benite, Torres 12
Rebs: Batista 10
Asts: Huertas 13
Pts: Samuels 21
Rebs: Samuels 8
Asts: D. Scott 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
3 September 2013
22:00
Canada  9367  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–11, 22–14, 24–23, 18–19
Pts: Nicholson 18
Rebs: Thompson 7
Asts: C. Joseph 7
Pts: Fitipaldo 18
Rebs: García Morales 5
Asts: Mazzarino 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), José Reyes (MEX)

Group B

Hosts Venezuela lost their first two games against surprising Mexico and Argentina, but managed to win two other games to advance the second round, despite having two losses in the game. The Mexican team lost their three-win streak to the Argentine basketball team, while Paraguay's poor efforts prevented them from winning a single game since their recent game in 2010.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Argentina 4 3 1 342 300+42 7 1–0
 Mexico 4 3 1 314 280+34 7 0–1
 Venezuela 4 2 2 272 2775 6 1–0
 Dominican Republic 4 2 2 300 281+19 6 0–1
 Paraguay 4 0 4 249 33990 4  
30 August 2013
13:30
Argentina  9560  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 24–12, 19–21, 22–12
Pts: Campazzo 13
Rebs: Mata, Delía 7
Asts: Fernández 5
Pts: Araújo 23
Rebs: Fabio 7
Asts: Araújo 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Andreia Silva (BRA)
30 August 2013
19:30
Venezuela  5665  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 16–13, 16–16, 17–20
Pts: Smith, Bethelmy 10
Rebs: Bethelmy 9
Asts: Guillén 3
Pts: Ayón 22
Rebs: Ayón 18
Asts: Ayón 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Michael Weiland (CAN)
31 August 2013
17:00
Dominican Republic  9172  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 13–23, 31–10, 19–23
Pts: Feldeine 21
Rebs: Martínez 13
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Scola, Laprovíttola 13
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Mata, Campazzo 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
31 August 2013
19:30
Paraguay  7075  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–19, 17–21, 16–19
Pts: Araújo 22
Rebs: Fabio 9
Asts: Vallejos, Peralta 2
Pts: Sucre 15
Rebs: Sucre 9
Asts: Smith 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan García (ESP), Héctor Uslenghi (URU), Andreia Silva (BRA)
1 September 2013
13:30
Mexico  8665  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–9, 21–16, 21–14, 8–10
Pts: Méndez 17
Rebs: Mata 10
Asts: Meza 3
Pts: Fabio, Mellone 11
Rebs: Araújo 7
Asts: three players 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Lauren Bass (USA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Michael Weiland (CAN)
1 September 2013
17:00
Venezuela  7065  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 18–16, 15–14, 17–23
Pts: Smith 19
Rebs: Smith 7
Asts: Smith, J. Vargas 3
Pts: Feldeine 19
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Feldeine 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
2 September 2013
11:00
Dominican Republic  6185  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 11–16, 17–15, 13–25
Pts: Martínez 16
Rebs: Martínez 7
Asts: Coronado 4
Pts: Méndez 26
Rebs: Mata 11
Asts: Méndez 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Cristiano Maranho (BRA)
2 September 2013
19:30
Argentina  7771  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 15–23, 14–16, 26–11
Pts: Campazzo 18
Rebs: Scola 12
Asts: Campazzo 7
Pts: Pérez 14
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: G. Vargas 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP), Michael Weiland (CAN)
3 September 2013
11:00
Paraguay  5483  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 15–27, 24–17, 6–13
game called with 4:23 remaining in 4th quarter due to power outage
Pts: Araújo 26
Rebs: Fabio, Mellone 5
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Towns 16
Rebs: Santana 9
Asts: four players 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Lauren Bass (USA), Hector Uslenghi (URU)
3 September 2013
17:00
Mexico  7898  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 14–19, 19–26, 19–27
Pts: Hernández 21
Rebs: Ayón 10
Asts: Gutierrez, Ayón 3
Pts: Scola 25
Rebs: Gutiérrez 7
Asts: Campazzo 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

Second round

Puerto Rico narrowly clinched their place for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup against surprising hosts Venezuela in an 85–86 thriller of an overtime match. Meanwhile, upstart Mexico also clinched their position for the World Cup from their performance, while Dominican Republic and Argentina also secured their place for the World Cup. Despite the efforts, the Canadian team were unable to put up a defensive and offensive play, thus eliminating the team for the second time since 2011. Newcomers Jamaica was also eliminated, despite winning against the Argentine team, whereas Uruguay were unable to make their debut for the Championship round, losing half of the matches throughout the Second Round.

Qualified for the semifinals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Mexico 7 5 2 548 525+23 12 2–0
 Dominican Republic 7 5 2 561 523+38 12 1–1
 Puerto Rico 7 5 2 587 548+39 12 0–2
 Argentina 7 4 3 564 545+19 11 1–0
 Venezuela 7 4 3 511 501+10 11 0–1
 Canada 7 3 4 534 499+35 10  
 Uruguay 7 1 6 482 584102 8 1–0
 Jamaica 7 1 6 527 58962 8 0–1
5 September 2013
11:00
Dominican Republic  7860  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 25–18, 15–16, 21–15
Pts: Feldeine 22
Rebs: Báez 10
Asts: Báez 4
Pts: A. Scott 21
Rebs: A. Scott 8
Asts: A. Scott, Ewing Jr. 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan García (ESP), José Reyes (MEX), Andreia Silva (BRA)
5 September 2013
13:30
Mexico  6789  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 13–19, 27–20, 9–29
Pts: Méndez 23
Rebs: Ayón 11
Asts: Stoll 5
Pts: Heslip 21
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: C. Joseph 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
5 September 2013
17:00
Argentina  8094  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 26–30, 13–26, 18–24
Pts: Scola 23
Rebs: Scola, Mata 8
Asts: Campazzo 8
Pts: Balkman 23
Rebs: Balkman 6
Asts: Arroyo 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN)
5 September 2013
19:30
Venezuela  7064  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 17–13, 21–21, 14–17
Pts: Pérez 14
Rebs: Smith 8
Asts: Smith 5
Pts: Mazzarino 18
Rebs: Calfani, Newsome 6
Asts: Bavosi 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Lauren Bass (USA)
6 September 2013
11:00
Jamaica  8175  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 11–15, 22–24, 31–20
Pts: Rose 21
Rebs: Uter 11
Asts: Ennis 2
Pts: Scola 26
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Scola, Campazzo 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Héctor Uslenghi (URU), Andreia Silva (BRA)
6 September 2013
13:30
Uruguay  7387  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 16–29, 20–22, 26–18
Pts: Batista 25
Rebs: Batista 19
Asts: Fitipaldo 4
Pts: Ayón 17
Rebs: Hernández 10
Asts: Stoll 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
6 September 2013
17:00
Canada  5964  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 12–19, 14–14, 19–15
Pts: C. Joseph 14
Rebs: Thompson 20
Asts: Doornekamp, Thompson 3
Pts: Colmenares 13
Rebs: Smith 6
Asts: Smith, J. Vargas 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Juan García (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)
6 September 2013
19:30
Puerto Rico  8499  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–21, 23–26, 21–37
Pts: Arroyo 22
Rebs: Balkman 7
Asts: Arroyo 6
Pts: Martínez 21
Rebs: Martínez 11
Asts: Báez 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
7 September 2013
11:00
Mexico  10089  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–26, 25–22, 31–21
Pts: Hernández 25
Rebs: Hernández 5
Asts: Méndez 7
Pts: Jordan 24
Rebs: Jordan 6
Asts: A. Scott 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
7 September 2013
13:30
Argentina  8963  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 19–11, 20–12, 26–16
Pts: Scola 17
Rebs: Mata 10
Asts: Campazzo 7
Pts: Mazzarino 14
Rebs: Batista 11
Asts: Fitipaldo 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Juan García (ESP), Michael Weiland (CAN)
7 September 2013
17:00
Dominican Republic  8174  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 27–16, 14–13, 22–17
Pts: Feldeine 20
Rebs: Vargas 5
Asts: five players 2
Pts: Nicholson 29
Rebs: Doornekamp, Thompson 6
Asts: C. Joseph 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
7 September 2013
19:30
Venezuela  8586 (OT)  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 15–15, 21–31, 15–22, Overtime: 6–7
Pts: Smith 26
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: Smith 5
Pts: Barea 30
Rebs: Balkman 12
Asts: Barea 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), José Reyes (MEX)
8 September 2013
11:00
Uruguay  7886  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 21–22, 14–21, 24–26
Pts: Batista 23
Rebs: Batista 13
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Martínez 17
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Báez 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
8 September 2013
13:30
Canada  6773  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 18–19, 20–29, 11–12
Pts: C. Joseph 19
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Doornekamp 3
Pts: Scola 28
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Campazzo 8
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP), José Reyes (MEX)
8 September 2013
17:00
Puerto Rico  5966  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–12, 9–12, 15–17
Pts: Ayuso 17
Rebs: Clemente 9
Asts: Rodríguez 7
Pts: Alonzo 13
Rebs: Mata 10
Asts: Meza 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Anthony Jordan (USA), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
8 September 2013
19:30
Jamaica  8595  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 29–21, 20–21, 26–34
Pts: Ewing Jr. 16
Rebs: Uter, Jordan 6
Asts: Rose, A. Scott 4
Pts: Romero 23
Rebs: J. Vargas 8
Asts: G. Vargas, Romero 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 September
 
 
 Mexico76
 
11 September
 
 Argentina70
 
 Mexico91
 
10 September
 
 Puerto Rico89
 
 Dominican Republic67
 
 
 Puerto Rico79
 
Third place
 
 
11 September
 
 
 Argentina103
 
 
 Dominican Republic93

Semifinals

Mexico avenged their first-round loss to world third-ranked Argentina, becoming the first team to advance to the final round. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico avenged their second-round loss against the Dominican team to secure their place in the final match against Mexico.

10 September 2013
17:00
Mexico  7670  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–23, 20–21, 23–12
Pts: Ayón 24
Rebs: Ayón 12
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Scola 18
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Scola 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP)
10 September 2013
19:30
Dominican Republic  6779  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–17, 17–25, 18–16
Pts: Baez 12
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Sosa 4
Pts: Arroyo 20
Rebs: Balkman 14
Asts: Barea 8
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Third place match

11 September 2013
17:00
Dominican Republic  93103  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 25–19, 23–24, 25–34
Pts: Sosa 20
Rebs: Martínez
Asts: Sosa, Baez 3
Pts: Campazzo 31
Rebs: Scola 9
Asts: Campazzo 11
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

Final

11 September 2013
19:30
Puerto Rico  8991  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 27–22, 26–18, 18–25
Pts: Arroyo 23
Rebs: Barea, Balkman 5
Asts: Barea 4
Pts: Harris 23
Rebs: Ayón 16
Asts: Gutierrez 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Juan García (ESP)

Awards

 2013 FIBA Americas Champions 

Mexico
First title
Most Valuable Player
Gustavo Ayón

All-Tournament Team

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Received Wild Card for the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Rank Team Record
 Mexico 8–2
 Puerto Rico 7–3
 Argentina 6–4
4  Dominican Republic 6–4
5  Venezuela 5–3
6  Canada 4–4
7  Uruguay 2–6
8  Jamaica 2–6
9  Brazil 0–4
10  Paraguay 0–4

Statistical leaders

FIBA broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster
 ArgentinaTyC Sports
 BrazilESPN Brasil
SporTV
 CanadaSportsnet 360
 ChileDirectv Sports
 PhilippinesBasketball TV
 Puerto RicoTelemundo
 USAESPN3
 VenezuelaTves
Meridiano Television
Directv Sports

References

  1. "VEN2013 – Mexico is Americas Champion". 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. "Mexico replaces Panama in Americas Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  3. "VEN2013 – The stage is set for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship draw". FIBA Americas. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
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